SeattleJess

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  1. Test # 1

    SeattleJess replied to NuNurse15's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    You ROCK, NuNurse! This is just the first in an ascending path for you, I know

  2. CNA

    SeattleJess replied to DonnaLynn14's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You sound like you have the heart for the work. MissingYou is so very correct in what she says. your first few weeks will be insane and you will probably be exhausted and maybe in tears. Don't make...

  3. Bellevue College hopefuls 2014-2015

    SeattleJess replied to jaycam's topic in Washington Nursing

    Get the shot. Get the shot. Get the shot! If you care about your patients, get the shot. If you want to give yourself the best shot (pun intended?) at success, get the shot. I've been taking them for...

  4. will master's entry programs close doors to entry level jobs

    SeattleJess replied to phoenoryker's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Oh no! I've just been looking into an ABSN program as better than a ADN degree. I already have a BS in psychology and didn't see the point of spending the time and money on a BSN where there was...

  5. How Much Study & Prep Time to Allow for 1st Year Clinicals?

    SeattleJess replied to SeattleJess's topic in General Students

    I don't think you are exaggerating at all. Sounds like my first year of law school. But I was younger then and the body tolerated sleep deprivation. I hope the time you need to work at this level is...

  6. How Much Study & Prep Time to Allow for 1st Year Clinicals?

    SeattleJess replied to SeattleJess's topic in General Students

    Impressive! Not just the thoroughness of your schooling but that you did it with two youngsters. You had it way harder than I will since I don't have any babies needing my care. Congratulations on...

  7. How Much Study & Prep Time to Allow for 1st Year Clinicals?

    SeattleJess replied to SeattleJess's topic in General Students

    This is really helpful, Everline! Thank you. I can pretty much count on needing at least 50% more than the recommended study/follow-up time. Relieved to hear that LTC was not particularly hectic. (I...

  8. How Much Study & Prep Time to Allow for 1st Year Clinicals?

    SeattleJess replied to SeattleJess's topic in General Students

    I spent all day researching and writing a letter of resignation and then girding up my courage to walk into my supervisor's office to resign face-to-face like a professional. Before I finished, she...

  9. So nervous for the skills test

    SeattleJess replied to abbypoo's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Excellent advice that says it

  10. Acute Care CNA Certification?

    SeattleJess replied to SeattleJess's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Hmmm, my CNA class had clinicals one week in LTC and one week in a hospital. If only extra from the ACNA program is the chance to work in a hospital, perhaps it's not worth the $500-$800 price tag....

  11. Acute Care CNA Certification?

    SeattleJess replied to SeattleJess's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yes, I agree, any little toehold has got to be worth something. Just tough to do the cost/benefit math. Do you mind telling us the name of your ACNA program? Maybe it will lead me to finding a good...

  12. Stressed pre-nursing undergrad

    SeattleJess replied to student789's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Excellent! I love the idea of recording myself explaining the material and listening while driving and exercising. This will make my several hours of weekday commuting to nursing school an asset...

  13. How Much Study & Prep Time to Allow for 1st Year Clinicals?

    SeattleJess replied to SeattleJess's topic in General Students

    Thank you, IffyInklings! Your comments put the last nail in the coffin. There's no way I can do the proposed schedule and do justice to my patients and my education. I have a dangerous tendency to...

  14. Crystal Balls, Dirty Tricks, and the Facts of Life

    SeattleJess replied to scaredsilly's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Bowing down in awe to the wisdom of scaredsilly! I'm a career changer from the age when dinosaurs roamed the earth. When I took my professional exam, we wrote our answers with pens in notebooks and...

  15. Acute Care CNA Certification?

    SeattleJess replied to SeattleJess's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Hopefully you and I will both learn from our allnurses knowledge base. I do know at $500 a class this is NOT something I want to sign on to do without knowing the

  16. What Docs Don't Understand About Nurses

    SeattleJess replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Does nursing truly let in "practically anyone?" All through doing my prereqs and testing and etc. I thought I was making my way through qualification screens. Was this a

  17. What Docs Don't Understand About Nurses

    SeattleJess replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I wish this insightful and compassionate doc could be cloned and seeded throughout the health care system. That said, words are not enough. The change has gotta

  18. NEW CNA!

    SeattleJess replied to xQueenBeexCNA's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Wise words from mvm2! There are many ways to build your resume to get you where you want to go and I can't think of anything to add to what she's said. Keep your eye on the prize and your focus on...

  19. New Nursing Student(Not getting the concept of it)

    SeattleJess replied to alayzhial's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Proceed directly to your instructor's office. Sit down, ask for help. S/he'll help you and/or refer you to sources where you can get

  20. NEW CNA!

    SeattleJess replied to xQueenBeexCNA's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Have you looked into home health care? You need to be careful because as a new CNA... and even as one with experience.. you can get into some dicey situations. HHA can pay more, though. In Washington,...

  21. NEW CNA!

    SeattleJess replied to xQueenBeexCNA's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Congratulations! Fasten your seat belt, your wild ride is about to begin. I wish everyone in health care started out as a CNA, if only because I don't think you can truly appreciate how difficult,...

  22. On Negative Feedback

    SeattleJess replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow, I have many positives about this article: well-written, mature, helpful, sane and insightful essay! I've found it is ALWAYS better to disregard the emotional triggers in a message and to focus on...

  23. On Negative Feedback

    SeattleJess replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well, John Gottman says it's 5 positive to 1 negative. Excuse me, I'm off to Google

  24. Soma or Enclosure Beds... Cruel or not?

    SeattleJess replied to Paws2people's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I so much wish that everyone who needs it could afford 1:1 care. Instead, the responsibility for this care is added to the already impossible list of care responsibilities that CNAs have for everyone...

  25. Soma or Enclosure Beds... Cruel or not?

    SeattleJess replied to Paws2people's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That's what we do. In Washington, restraints without a physician's order or patient consent are considered a violation of OBRA. A bedrail or an over-bed table that the resident can't move is...